Feature Articles

If you’ve been searching for art articles on the best talent in the West, look no further. Here you’ll find articles about art and artists as well as collections of themed works. You’ll find our art magazine articles reprinted here in full and with bonus artwork images we couldn’t fit in our printed pages. Check back often to find the most current art articles highlighting upcoming art events you don’t want to miss and explore new artists and techniques as each month we gather a collection of works from different artists all on a single theme.

Portfolio | Contemporary Perspectives

Six painters captivate viewers with their fresh – and sometimes unusual – perspectives.

Wilson Hurley | On a Large Scale

Wilson Hurley, who painted these murals over a period of five years in the 1990s, was born in 1924. That would make him 80 years old this year. He is nearly 6 feet 6 inches tall and works out three times a week, which makes him improbably fit for the physical tasks of painting large.

By The Sea | Santa Barbara Galleries

Santa Barbara is renowned for its natural and man-made beauty. For over a century, the coastal enclave 90 miles northwest of Los Angeles has attracted top American artists, making it a focal point of California

Portfolio | Animal Kingdom

Visit with a variety of artists…featuring Kate Breakey

John Singer Sargent | The Sensualist

An exhibition at the Seattle Art Museum offers a comprehensive look at realist painter John Singer Sargent  

Roy Madsen | First Person Stories: Touching Soul

Roy Madsen captures the spirit of his wildlife and Native American subjects

Wayne Thiebaud | A Retrospective

An Important Retrospective of the Realist

Gary Ernest Smith | Holding Ground

The Art of Gary Ernest Smith

O Keeffe Still Lifes

A new exhibition examines the artist’s aesthetic philosophy

Thomas Hart Benton and the American South

in the museums